Naoki Sanjugo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1954) award
Yorichika Arima
ありま よりちか
Arima Yorichika
Pen Names:
Yorichika Arima（Real name and pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-02-14 （Aoyama, Akasaka Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (now Minato Ward, Tokyo)）
- Died
- 1980-04-15 （Komazaki Hospital, Suginami Ward, Tokyo, Japan） age 62
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1937-1980
- Influenced By
- Edogawa Rampo, Fuki Kozakai, Kyusaku Yumeno, Shiro Hamao, Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Jiro Osaragi, Naoya Shiga, Fumio Niwa, Teppei Kataoka, Gustave Flaubert, André Gide
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda First High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda First High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | National Theater Script Information Bureau Award | — | — | National Theater Script Information Bureau | 受賞 |
| 1954 | Naoki Prize | Lifelong Suspect | — | Naoki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Japan Detective Authors Club Award | 40,000 Witnesses | — | Japan Detective Authors Club | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Tokyo Air Raid & War Damage Chronicles | — | Tokyo Air Raid Recording Association | 受賞 |
National Theater Script Information Bureau Award
1944
Organization:
National Theater Script Information Bureau
Result:
受賞
Naoki Prize
1954
Work:
Lifelong Suspect
Organization:
Naoki Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Japan Detective Authors Club Award
1959
Work:
40,000 Witnesses
Organization:
Japan Detective Authors Club
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1974
Work:
Tokyo Air Raid & War Damage Chronicles
Organization:
Tokyo Air Raid Recording Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1959) award
Works
Major Works
The Girl in the Glass
1958 Short StoryA short detective story that was adapted into films twice.
Detective fictionHuman natureSocial issues
Adaptations
- [Film] The Girl in the Glass (1960)
- [Film] The Girl in the Glass (1988)
Soldier Yakuza
1964 War NovelA war novel featuring a rebellious recruit; adapted into a film series by Daiei.
WarAnti-hero novel
Adaptations
- [Film] Soldier Yakuza (1965)
40,000 Witnesses
1958 Social detective fictionOne of a trilogy featuring Prosecutor Takayama.
Detective fictionSocial issues
Adaptations
- [Film] 40,000 Witnesses (1960)
Bibliography
- Collapse
- A Story of a Father and Son
- Kyodo Diary
- Prodigal Son
- Lifelong Suspect
- The Princess and the Cow
- Child of Adultery
- Girl Prostitute
- Poem of the Hermit Crab
- Blank Youth
- Poison and Prime Minister
- 36 Passengers
- The Phantom's Song Is Heard
- Downfall
- This Hand Killed Someone
- 40,000 Witnesses
- The History of Beauty
- Ivory Seat Murder Case
- Night Cast
- Co-conspirators in the Rose Garden
- Caught in the Act
- Black Pennant
- The Squirrel and the American
- Judged People
- Hayama Isshiki Coast
- The Testament Delivery Man
- Structure of Murder Intent
- The Indictment of Fire and Wind
- The Wind Does Not Extinguish
- The Fossil Forest
- Red on the Lips
- The Murder Chart
- Him in the Queue
- Structure of a Nightmare
- Chair of Vanity: Chohei and Gonpachi
- Woman Wave
- Person Behind
- Moonlight
- Do Not Kill
- There Were Mountains and Rivers
- Proof of the Devil
- Wedding Night
- Loneliness of a Boy
- Wolf Funeral
- The Neighbor's Chair
- For a Certain Love
- Night Without Wind
- Three Suitors
- Desire on Holy Night
- The House Vanished in the Dust
- The Life of Kisaburo
- Silence of the Survivors
- In the Evening Glow
- Red Angel
- Mother: The Life of Sorrow
- At the Ruins
- Captain, Forward
- The Policeman's Child
- Sleep in a Locked Room
- The Eternal Justice
- Girl's Story
- Witness to the Assassination of February 26
- The Life of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe
- Novel History of Showa Incidents
- Mailman Rebellion
- Starting Point
- Books of Yorichika Arima
- Testimonies of 19 Tokyo Air Raid Victims
- The Neighbor's Chair Continued
- Novel of Yasukuni Shrine
- Continent
- The Mountain District Twilight
- The Misfortune of Nobuko
Adaptations
- The Girl in the Glass (1960, 1988)
- Soldier Yakuza (1965)
- The Squirrel and the American (1959)
- 40,000 Witnesses (1960)
- Red Angel (1966)
- The Testament Delivery Man (1972)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intermediary novelSocial detective novelAutobiographical styleNaturalistic literature influence
- Recurring Motifs
- War criticismAlienation of humansSocial issuesDrug addiction
Health
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Drug addiction晩年Reduced literary activity
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Cerebral hemorrhage1980年Cause of death
Legacy
Yorichika Arima is recognized as a leading figure in postwar social detective fiction, highly regarded for his war experience-based works.
Academic Societies
- The Mystery Writers of Japan
In Popular Culture
- Influenced disciples and contemporaneous authors
Quotes
-
My detective novels are written from an autobiographical perspective.
Source: "Introduction to Detective Novels: For Those Who Want to Try Writing" (1960)
Trivia
- Took a tryout for the Tokyu Flyers baseball team
- Served as manager for Seikei University Baseball Club